Careers Support

Since 2014 young people are expected to stay in some form of education until they are 18 years old. Guidance is in place to reduce the number of students nationally who leave school at 16 with no firm plans. There are 3 options available:

Staying on at school/college to complete A levels or other full time study

Apprenticeship

Attending a part-time college course and working part-time.

The careers support programme at Settle College focuses on encouraging each student to consider a wide range of career pathways and provides the support to make their goals a reality.

We achieve this by offering students timely independent careers guidance and the opportunity to meet a wide range of professionals. Guest speakers from further education and industry as well as ex-students regularly provide students with an in-sight into the working world. Independent careers advisors visit College to provide one to one careers interviews and lunchtime drop-in sessions, and school governors conduct mock interviews with every Year 10 student.

For students with a particular interest in a certain career, we endeavour to help them find out more information about their chosen field. Recently we have been able to arrange summer work experience placements (this summer at three local Primary schools, Windle Beech and Winthrop, PBA Ecology, High Adventure Outdoor Pursuits and Skipton Building Society), and hosted employability workshops for Year 9 and Year 12 students, including a talk by Arla Foods on apprenticeship opportunities within the company, Skipton Building Society explaining the career prospects within their organisation and the National Citizenship Service offering new experiences/opportunities for students in Years 11 to 13.